Station-indicator and advertiser.



No. 859,133. A PATENTBD 0012.22. 1907.

' A. P.- BONNAPPONS.

STATION INDIGATR AND ADVERTISER.

APPLIQATIAOH FILED BBPT.29. 1.908. A

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STATION INDICATOR AND ADVERTISER.

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. wheel, and the teeth of the ratchet wheel normally' addition-.1l strife lt) :ind ll :tre .irorided :it :ho md:

one of sind strips being secured to the romowlilo WL- Y t tion and the other strip secured to thtA station-.try p'irg tion. The s Sit.

The shalt 5 ni the drum extends out through the e-.ising :it one end. and is provided with zi. large ,ee-.ir Wheel 13; meshing with n. snniller gear-wheel l on n shun lo.

journalcd in suitable journal boxes on the end of the ear and supported substantially pnnillel to the slmit 5 of the druni. The und ol this shaft 15 carries a. bevel gear 1G, meshing with o. bevel geur 17 on the end et :i vertical slntt't 18, which latter extends to :i point adjacent the floor of the ear :uid preferably beneath 'the seats thereof, whereby the operating:7 mechanism there-l of will he protected. A longitudinnl slniitlil is provided beneath one seat of the cnr sind extends solisten linfh end oi the shaft 19 is provided with a bevi-l geur' 20. meshing with a bevel gear 21 on the lower end o ent-h of the vertical shafts 1S, :intl means are provided ior rotating the shaft 19 when thev cnr is in motion, the direction oi rotation of sit-id shaft reversing its the direction of the enr reverses. i

For causing the rotation oi one of the indicators when the car'is going in one direction, and for positively pre# venting the rotation of the other indicator, l provide the following means, shown in Fig. 2. but more cl( arly disclosed in Figs. 7 ond S. The gear wheel 17 at the upper end oi each of the' shafts 18 is loosely mounted thereon and is supported upon s. snr-.ill ratchet wheel .22, carried by and rigidly secured to the shaft 18. The

under :side of the gear Wheel 1T is provided with n spring-pressed pawl 23, adapted to engage with the ratchet Wheel 22 and cause the rotation ol' the geur Wheel 17 when the shaft is rotated in one direction, but permitting the gear Wheel 17 to remain stationary .rhen the shaft 18 rotates in the opposite direction. The ratchet wheels 22 and pawls 23 beneath the ttvo gears 17 are so constructed that motion is imparted to one of the gears 17 when the shaft 19 is rotated in one. direction, and motion is imparted to the other gear wheel 17 when the shaft. 19 rotates in the opposite direction. ln order to positively prevent the gear wheel 1.7 from being carried along with the ratchet wheel 22 and shaft 18 when the latter .rotates in a direction which would normally cause the teeth of the ratchet wheel to freely slip beneath the pawl 23. I provide means for holding the shaft l5 from rotating in that direction. This means consists in s ratchet, wheel 24, rigidly secured to the sluit '15, adjacent a loose collar 25 on said shaft. The collar is provided with :t weighted lever 25 suspended therefrom and .serving to normally prevent the lrotation of the collar. This coll-.ir is provided with :i spring-pressed pawl 2G in engagement with sind ratchet pass beneath the pawl when the Shel t is rotated to operate the station indicator in the proper direction; but

the pawl eugnges with the teeth and. prevents ther-nntion of the shaft 15 and of the smtionindicator in the A e lll and ll nre adopted to lic side hy and witlin lh.: casing, so as to prevent long fitH-di4 i nul. as well :is vt-rrticnl, displacement of tht` reinovnhle .11, ri to the rnd ol the rin' .is n lf nnig.- he employed as :i handle to resolute the indicio-r l. hstn'l nini the for hits been on n -i-ii think. to 1lze lnirn or" indivi-.tt -1 tztorroiffly iron '.i::\' other unisi- Within the iretl, he teen.'

u :n i: point interi-ln' -uis the se... is iol-ated :t gior vrln'tfi 271m the lonniluflilnil shrill l? und this tio-.shi s nitn u geur wlhvl on u short slniit. sewing to communicate motion to the 7 snirlebiiit lil, 'ilw opposite ond el this aboli sli-.tit vurris u in 'rel 51| nr i nnshinf with n u-.vel shun 3l. pz-rnllt-i lo 11.'.- nauin longitudinal shnlt 19, and this second sind'. 3l rin-ries a worin gear 32 extending into a .'vriholly-disposed inpunting. 33, :ind meshing with n Worin {l} located therein. The worm is rnouned or short. .slmt't 35, and is free to sii'le loruritndinnlly thereof, hnt is prt\'eutcd from nitating ihI reorbi. menus of n key Ilo'. The, inf-inning 15:. for the vertical shaft .'55 holds the .rmin Si iront longitudinal mevr-nimh' und in engagement with the worin gwn* ft2, hut permits the retlongitudinal motion of the shaft 35.. This latter shnit extends through the floor o the mr and is connected hy two univers-.il joints f-l and 3b' und :in intermediate section 3*!) 'too short slniit` 40. having n. bevel V:our 4i zuig-.pied to mesh with a howl gear 42 upon the auxiliary axle 43 This axle is mounted in bearings 4l nud i5 on .1 frame 4G. which latter is secured by :i pivot pin 4T to n bracket 4S. carried by n stationary portion i9 ol' the contruck. As the frame 1G secured. to the ent-truck nt but one point and is pivoted nl that. point, it is evidentth-.it the imnie may freely swing from side to side and independent of tlie'ctn-trt1ck, itin-roby the two small Wheels 50 and 5l nm'y be innintztined upon the truck itt all times. The pivot pin 47 dees not bind the supporting mnie 46 to the bracket 4S, but. permits the outer end of the inline to be mised and lowered through n reasonable distance. so that tim ironie and the small wheels 50 :ind 5l may mise and' lower and accommodate themselves to umu-uniss in the trai-k.

-As the auxiliary axle 43 and its supporting frame is moved to one sideor mist-.cl onlowercd. due to curvature or unevenness of the track, it is evident that. the short shalt 40 is mised and lowered or otherwise moved simultaneously; but as the shaft Ai0 is connected to the shaft. 35 by means of two univer-stil joints, it is evident that there is nothing to interfere with the irc-e movement of the trarne and auxiliary axle, and that motion will be imparted to the mechanism within the car us the auxiliary axle 43 is rotated. Only one ol the small wheels 50 and 51 is secured to the auxiliary axle, while the othersmall Wheel is' 1oosely mounted thereon,

the indicator is operated from the main enr oxleit s evident that should the cnr ener-unter e slippern tionen the truck, the car wheels would continue to ro tate without forcing the car ahead at the required speed, and as the indicator would be operated b v the car axle it would soon become entirely disarmngccl and indica te stations a long time before the cnr approached such stations, und often when the brakes are applied to the car wheels, the wheels are held from rotating and merely slip along the track. This would prevent the indicator' from opemting, even though the car were still moving and the indicator, therefore, would not indicate the 10 stations until after they were passed. ln my improved indicator and operating mechanism therefor, above described, it is evident that as the small wheels areentirely independent oi' the hmkes or ot' the traction motor, they serve as a true indicator oi the progress` o the car and properly indicate the signals.

A As the auxiliary axle 43 extends entirely across the track, `and is provided with two sinnll wheels and the frame for supporting said axle is free to move a suflicient distance for these small Wheels to be kept upon the track at all times, it is evident that there is no possibility of the small wheels getting oli the track, as would be the case were there only one Wheel and that supported in alinement with one cf the main car wheels. In the latter case, the small Wheels would almost inevimbly j ump the track as the ca r rounded a. sharp curve. ln order to permit of the backing oi a. car for a short distance along the route without in any Way interfering with the signal, or causing the Aoperation of the signal at what was the rear end of the car, I provide s. Special form oi clutch, shown in Figs. 1, 9 and 10. The gear Wheels 20 upon the opposite ends of the shalt 19 n re' loosely mounted thereon andare held in place b'y collars 52. One side of each bevel gear 2O is provided with a single tooth 53, adapted to engage with -the single tooth 54 on a. collar- 55, secured to the shaft i9 in any suitable manner. As the. shaft 19 is rotated the tooth 54 ol the collar 55 engages with the tooth 53 ofthe bevel ucar wheel 20 and causes the rotation of the latter, but should the car reverse its direction a short distance 40 at. u point intermediate its route, the tooth 54 would he moved away from the tooth 53 of the bevel gear and no reverse motion of the indicator would be effected. The indicator would remain stationary while the car was backed up to permit the passage oi' s tea-rn, to hook onto a car behind, or for any other reason, and when the car started ahead again the indicator would remain sta.- tionary until thc car reached the exact point at which it had begun to reverse, and then the indicator would again operate in exactly thessme manner as though the cnr had Anot been reversed. The advantage of this construction is very readily apparent, as were no such 'means provided, it is evident that a portion of the route inbeingtrsversed the second time would cause the operation of the indicator and cause it to indicate stri- .55 tions in advance of their arrival.

Having thus'described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 1. A station indicaron-comprising u drum, a plurality of indicating: lnps ofiiexble material securedthereto, n @n weight at the end ot each of said aps, tags carried hy certain e! said flaps intermediate the side edges and extending beyond the* free end thereof. resilient means adapted to engsgewlth said ings and release the ilnps in succession ns the drum is rotated, and means for rotating Q5 suld drum inoue direction.

2. A 'indlcutottcmpdslng .l a. plurality of weighted ilexible flaps secured thereto around the clrcumference thereof, tags secured to certain of thetiaps adjacent thc free miles und intermediate the wilili cr' said ilnps. n casing surrou-uiing: said drum und flaps, safd casing havin;7 :i removable section. resilient means carried by suid removable section for engaging with the tags and releasing.' the :laps in succession as thc'drum is rotated, und means for romting said drum ln one-direction.

fl. -A station indicator. comprising,r a (linnn, a plurality of indicating: flups secured thereto and adopted to drop to a. vertical position when released, und menus for rotating suial drum to release said llaps in succession, said means including,V tivo shafts, gears for conyeying motion from. one shaftV to the other, one of said gears being loosely mounted upon its shaft. a ratchet wheel carried by said shaft. means carried hy said loosely mounted gear for engaging' with said rntchet wheel und causing the rotation of the gear wheel when the shaft is rotated in one direction. u ratchet wheel mounted on the second shaft, and menus adapted to engage with said inst mentioned ratchet for normally preventing.' its rotntlon in one direction.

4. In combination with n car, an indicator located therein, and means ndnpted to engage with the car rail operate the indicator as the cnr is moved, said means lncluding u .lost motion device comprising a shaft, a gnl wheel loosely mounted thereon, u collar carried by the shaft and having a tooth, and a second c'ollsr carried by the gear wheel and having a tooth, said teeth adapted to conct lo cause the simultaneous rotation of the geur wheel und the shaft. Y

5. ln combination with a car, an indicator located 'at euch end thereof, and means whereby the indicator at one end of the car will be operated when 'the car is golug in one direction, and sold indicator held stationary and .the indicator in the opposite end of the car operated when the cnr is going in the reverse direction, sold means including, a shaft. a ratchet wheel, u collnr loosely mounted ou the shaft, u pnwl mounted on the collar und in engagement with the ratchet wheel, und a weighted lever suspended from thecollar.

6. In combination with a car, two indicators located operating both of said indicators, means whereby one ot the indicators will be held stationary and the other indicator operated when the car is going ln one direction and whereby the tlrst mentioned indicator will be operated und the second mentioned indicator held stationary when the cnr is :ein: in the reverse direction, and means whereby the direction of the car may be reversed a. short distance without eiiecting the operation of either indicator.

8. In combination with a fear, an indicator located therein, and means adapted to engage with the car rail to operate said indicator, said menus including an auxiliary axle, two car wheels mounted thereon and adapted to travel on the two mils, und a pivoted frame adapted to support said axle whereby it muy follow the car truck irrespective of the curvature or unevenncss of the latter.

.9. In combination with a cur, a. station indicator located therein, and menus adapted to engage with the car truck and operate said indicator, said means including a pivoted frame, an auxiliary axle supported therein, wheels mounted on said axle and adapted to engage with tbc car rails. a gear wheel carried by said axle, u substnntixlly vertical shaft having a universal joint therein and a geur wheel adapted to engage with the tlrst mentioned gear wheel, means for slidnbly mounting u portion of the said shaft, and :i geur wheel slidnbly mounted on snld shaft but held from rotation in respect thereto.

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this l specivntion in the presence oi.' two subscribing witnesses.

.ALBERT 1. BONNAFFONS. Witnesses:

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